Sony Pictures Entertainment revenue came in roughly flat for fiscal year 2025, as higher sales at its Crunchyroll anime streamer and the success of global blockbuster film “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” were offset by overall lower revenue from theatrical releases.
For the year ended March 31, 2026, Sony Pictures Entertainment had sales of JPY1.499 trillion, about $9.92 billion, essentially flat. Its biggest hit of the year was anime movie “Infinity Castle,” which pulled in $741 million at the worldwide box office.
SPE’s operating income came in at JPY104.9 billion ($687 million), down 11%. That included about JPY27.1 billion in one-time charges due to “impairment losses against assets associated with Pixomondo, which operates VFX and virtual production businesses, and related shutdown costs.” Sony had acquired Pixomondo in October 2022.
Excluding the charges for Pixomondo, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s FY25 operating income on a yen basis increased approximately 13% year over year (and was up 11% in U.S. dollars, to about $858 million).
For fiscal 2026, SPE is “focusing on creating and strengthening franchises” with major releases including “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (premiering July 31) and “Jumanji: Open World” (Dec. 25). The company provided guidance for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s FY26 revenue increasing 9% (to JPY1.630 trillion), driven by higher expected box-office revenue and paid subscriber growth at Crunchyroll, offset by lower series deliveries in TV productions and lower licensing revenue from its movie catalog. Operating income for the segment is projected to hit JPY145 billion, up 38% (largely due to the comparison with the Pixomondo charges in FY25).
In the March 2026 quarter, SPE revenue was up 14%, to JPY472.9 billion. A bright spot was Sony Pictures Animation’s “GOAT,” an action-comedy from producer Stephen Curry about a small goat named Will who gets a chance to compete in pro “roarball.” The kid-friendly movie banked $192 million at the global box office (and $103 million domestically) following its Feb. 13 wide release.
Overall, in the most recent quarter, Sony Group reported sales of JPY3.036 trillion (up 8%) and net income of JPY83.1 billion (down 63%), including the impact of the Pixomondo-related charges. For full FY25, Sony Group revenue was up 4%, to JPY12.48 trillion, and net income was down 3%, to JPY1.03 trillion.
In the first three months of 2026, Sony’s music segment had revenue of JYP570.0 billion (+21%) and operating income of JPY132.4 billion (+58%).
